Turning Japanese
This may be the weirdest thing I've read today: a Japanese study finds that overweight people brush their teeth less frequently than the non-overweight do.
"The results do not mean that brushing in itself constitutes a fat-burning exercise, the authors say. 'It's a sign that these people are careful about their health -- they want to maintain the appearance of their teeth and prevent bad breath.'"
My first thought is that brushing your teeth is actually a fine way to combat cravings; I brush my teeth in the evenings sometimes for that reason. So maybe this is a good trick. My second thought is, I hope they're not trying to say that fat people have bad breath. Because that's an unfortunate association right there.
"The results do not mean that brushing in itself constitutes a fat-burning exercise, the authors say. 'It's a sign that these people are careful about their health -- they want to maintain the appearance of their teeth and prevent bad breath.'"
My first thought is that brushing your teeth is actually a fine way to combat cravings; I brush my teeth in the evenings sometimes for that reason. So maybe this is a good trick. My second thought is, I hope they're not trying to say that fat people have bad breath. Because that's an unfortunate association right there.
posted by mo pie at 2:11 PM
2 Comments:
And they pay for studies like these? *L*
I'm aging myself here, but I think I remember Richard Simmons saying to brush your teeth to reduce cravings on a talk show once and it's always stuck with me.
Have you ever eaten something soon after having brushed your teeth? It didn't taste so good, did it?
Brushing one's teeth signals the end of the meal. And of eating for a good while. And how many of us fat people have issues with constant munching?
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